The Professor and the Madman

In the middle of the 19th century, linguist James Murray (Mel Gibson) works with great passion on his ambitious dream: the creation of the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, the most comprehensive dictionary of the English language to date. He receives support from an ominous Dr. William Chester Minor (Sean Penn), who sends Murray 10,000 articles over the years. The researcher has no idea that his passionate supporter ekes out an existence in a high-security psychiatric ward. But a strong bond develops between the two disparate men, who are considered "crazy" for completely different reasons, to create a shared legacy: the greatest English dictionary of all time! Based on the best-selling book of the same name by Simon Winchester and featuring a huge star cast, THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN tells the fascinating story of two extraordinary men who make the seemingly impossible possible.